Publisher Robert Harrison's Statement: A
New Direction (Confidential,
April, 1958)

CONFIDENTIAL’S NEW POLICY

Pardon
us while we take a bow.
It’s a proud bow.
We’re proud because we like
our new look which begins with this issue. If
CONFIDENTIAL seems changed . . . ifyou’ve
noticed a new complexion, it’s because we’ve broadened our
outlook.We’re
quitting the area of private affairs for the arena of public affairs.
Some found fault with the private affairs. Some criticized. But
many eulogized and
admired. Where
we pried and peeked, now
we’ll probe, and occasionally we’ll take a poke. If
wiseacres say that we’ve
retreated from the bedroom, we’ll say yes, that’s true…. From now on we’ll
search and surveythe
thoroughfares of the globe
forstories of public interest
that are uncensored and off the record… It’s a big world,a foolish world, a crazy world… and
we’ll be taking you on an inside tour, tellingthe
facts and naming the names.